Article by USA Health Times Have you ever tried a raw cannabis smoothie? There are several surprisingly good reasons why cannabis may be the next new superfoodHave you ever tried a raw cannabis smoothie? While it may sound gross to some, there are several surprisingly good reasons why cannabis may be the next new superfood. Raw cannabis is not psychoactive, meaning ...

Article by CBC News Smoking cannabis and vaping may soon be banned from almost all public places in Greater Victoria. A Capital Regional District committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to add cannabis and e-cigarettes to the clean air bylaw that already bans tobacco smoking in parks, within seven metres of buildings and in other public spaces. Dr. ...

Article by Rob Waugh, Metro News Anti-drug campaigners like to portray weed as a ‘gateway’ drug which leads on to harder substances – but could cannabis actually stop addicts relapsing? A preclinical study has shown that an ingredient in cannabis, CBD, may help to stop addicts relapsing to take drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. ‘Cannabidiol’ (CBD), is a chemical ...

Article by Musa Sami, Independent Most people who smoke pot enjoy it, but a smaller proportion experience psychotic-like symptoms, such as feeling suspicious or paranoid. The question that polarises researchers is whether smoking cannabis is associated with a risk of developing psychotic problems, such as schizophrenia, in the long term. Of course, cannabis use is common, while schizophrenia is relatively rare, affecting less ...

Article by Amanda Siebert, The Georgia Straight A few weeks ago, I tweeted something that would, unwittingly, ruffle a few feathers. “Someone needs to tell the guy ashing a joint out of his sports car sun roof that his days are numbered,” I wrote. “Wonder if he’s heard of C-46?” I’ll be straight up: It was deleted out of sheer embarrassment after ...

Article by Haydn Watters, CBC News Class was supposed to start almost 20 minutes ago. Most of the yoga students are still socializing, sipping tea and taking a few last tokes of marijuana. The group slowly makes their way to their mats, spread out in the centre of the Green Sprouts Cafe and Vapor Lounge. The Barrie, Ont., cannabis lounge hosts cannabis yoga ...

Article by Amanda Connolly, Global News Canadians looking forward to lighting up legally should be able to do so before the end of September. In an interview with The West Block, the parliamentary secretary for the minister of public safety said the government remains on track with its timeline to legalize marijuana and expects to have a framework in place to let Canadians buy ...

Article by Elise McDonough, Green State Making cannabis edibles used to be easy. All you needed was a home kitchen, some marijuana, some recipes and some moxie. But under California’s new legalization law Proposition 64, and the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) — things are much more complicated. To make a personal cannabis edible, you need to: ...

Article by Trent Wilkie, Gigcity The stigma around marijuana is changing. Sure, some politicians still have no functional grasp of the subject of pot. Before voting on Canada’s Cannabis Act last week, Senator Nicole Eaton said that “four grams is about four tokes.” But the marijuana community isn’t allowing ignorance to stop them. In fact, it is emboldening them to trudge ...

Article by Karl Kaufman, Forbes MedMen, the Los Angeles-based marijuana company, recently became the first American cannabis company to be valued at over $1 billion, thus qualifying it for “unicorn” status. Its chain of retail stores have been called the Starbucks of weed and have been compared to the Apple Store. The company announced plans to go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) in the second quarter ...